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This was a bone-deep exhaustion that gnawed at me like a rabid wolf.
This spring had passed in a blur, kicked off by an accidental homicide that my idiot cousin, Aly, and her boyfriend committed.
We always brought out the worst in each other.
Was it manipulative? All kinds of messed up? Absolutely. I didn’t give a single, solitary fuck.
I cared about her so much that I’d broken both our hearts to keep her safe.
Plus, coercion was much more fun. And yes, I was aware of how fucked-up that made me sound, but I felt like it showed real growth that I’d so quickly moved past the temptation of tongue removal.
Me, Nico Emanuel Trocci, grovel?
“WHAT DO YOU MEAN, IS THIS MY FIRST CANNIBAL?” she screeched.
We died almost immediately.
She died instantaneously.
Yup, porn was ruined.
My mind screamed, Bad idea! but my hormones were like, Step aside, bitch.
Age disgracefully was her motto. I wanted to be her when I grew up.
Women tend to frown at being stalked.” “Mhmm, mhmm,” Josh said, nodding rapidly. “What?” I asked. “Nothing.” He broke eye contact, looking anywhere except at me.
I don’t want to clip your wings, Lo. I want to see you fly.”
“Don’t boss me around or I’ll come.” He dropped his forehead to my belly, shoulders shaking with laughter.
Nic held a hand up and said “stop” in the most commanding tone I’d ever heard, and Walter scooted to a halt and sat without having to be told. The two eyed each other for a long moment. “We good?” Nic asked. Walter ducked his head, tail thumping, and I knew everything would be fine. “All right,” Nic huffed, squatting down to Walter’s level. “Come on, then.” Walter went bananas, sprinting the final few feet to Nic, sniffing every part he could reach and whacking him with his tail more times than I could count. “I’ve never seen him so instantly obsessed with someone before,” I said. Nic shot me
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No signs of a murderer, but I didn’t let my guard down. The spiders could be anywhere.
